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The National tribune., 1887-09-15
GEN. FARNSWORTH.
How He Fen in the Cavalry Charge at Getty.bur

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Capt. Setter,
list w. Va. Cav, is badly of in regard TO Gen.
Farnsworth's death. Gen. Fitzpatrick gave the
order 10 Gen. Farnsworth 10 make the charge.
Our regiment was in line aud Gen. Farnsworth
was at the head of IL when he received the or
der. Riding through a wheatfeld, up a sharp
rise Of ground, we struck the level not more
than 40 or 30 yards from the rebel line, which
was posted behind stone fence. They gave
us one yolley. in which Gen. Farnsworth was
killed. i saw him fall from his horse. not 30
feet from me, TO the front and right. We
jumped our horses over the fence right on TO
the rebels, picked them up and sent them to
the rear. The number Of prisoners we took /
never knew. The only officer / saw that took
any command after Gen. Farnsworth fell, was
Maj. HaZelton, of the LIST VI.
After breaking the rebel lines we rode nearly
a mile, coming TO a peach orchard and an old
log barn, where we struck a few skirmishers,
who retreated a short distance into the woods
There we got volley from solid body OF in
fantry, which appeared 10 be there in reserve
We wheeled and retreated, taking the same
course back that we came. On our retreat the
rebels opened a battery OH US with grape, which
did considerable damage. My horse was killed
about halfway back, by q grape-shot, and
secreted myself behind stone wall in the grass.
While lying there our cavalry made three or
four different attempts 10 break the line, but
without success. did not see any cavalry in
that charge except the LIST VT. The lst w. Va.
must have made one of the later charges. Gen.
Fitzpatrick said his object in breaking the line
the second time was 10 let his dismOunted men
out. Most of the wounded men got out and
the dismounted men who had been taken pris-
oners, among them myself. This is my recol-
lection Of Gen. Farnsworth's death, which is
as flesh in my memory as il was "a years ago.
w. w. WARNER, Co. g, LIST VT. Cav, John
sonyille, n. Y.
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THE HAVOC OF WAR.
The Losses Of Some Ohio Regiments, Compiled from
Official Sources

The Losses Of Some Ohio Regiments. Compiled from
Official Sources
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The reliable
statistics of J. G. Harris, SD Pa, encourage me
30 offer some j have prepared with considera-
bic care from official sources, and already pub
lshed in a vOlumn0us work, entitled "Ohio
In the War" and ] think can be relied on as
very nearly accurate. These statistics relate
10 Ohio regiments aud batteries
The records Of the LIST Ohio show that Il tray
eled while la the service 3 450 miles. the 5ith
1862, the 53d 6,400. the 10th 5000 the seth
e,sb6. the ll8th, Gath and Goth each over 10
000, and the Both 1890. The 6sth marched
over 1000 miles and was transported G.OOO
more. The 25th Ohio battery Travelled 6.35l
miles. The 18th Ohio battery while in the
held fired $4,000 rounds of ammunition; the
2lst Ohio at the battle Of Chckamauga ex-
pended 1880 rounds Of Colts fixed ammuni-
tOn. Gen. Aewton's Division, on the 18th of
june, 1864, near kenesaw Mountain, used
100000 rounds and il was said at the time
'twasnt much Of day for fighting either"
for the rain poured down In torrents reg
ular waterloo day" as a wag remarked who
remembered il was the Enelshman's anniver-
sary. The severity of several engagements is
manifest in the fall of the flag bearers. The
Slst had SIX killed at PerryYille, the 9Th five
cut down al Winchester seven fell at a single
charge near Ringgold, Ga. from the 10th: the
18th lost seven in ALL and the oath had three
killed and seven wounded
The losses reported from disease, wounds and
death on the field IN - regiments were as fol-
lows; The 10Th had 30 killed and BIZ wounded:
18th, 80 killed aud lG2 wounded; 65th. Is OIL
GERS and 4a2 men killed or wounded; ID, III
killed and All wounded LIST, 527 in killed and
wounded; 46th, 705 killed wounded or died OF
disease; lllth's mortality list is 425; l26th had
l2O Killed and 3s9 wounded 18th, in the At
lanta campaign, lost il3 killed and 500 wound.
ed; I'D had 2S5 killed OF died of wounds and
5Se wounded who survived. OF the ,5g4 on
the rolso the 57th, J. ll3 were dead at the close
OF the war, when the regiment was mustered
out the 55th lost in killed aud wounded $50
~ OF whom were officers; the 49th, the pride
OF Gen Bill Gibson, the grand orator and
heroic fighter. had 127 killed IN battle, n NOR.
tally wounded, l04 died Of disease, and 9Is
struck with balls-C. WOODRUFF, Adjutant
04tb Ohio, Peru, o.
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MURFREESBORO.
A Comrade Answers Question and Compliments
Gen. ElT0y.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Comrade Irot-
ter, Co. ID, 18th Ind. CAV, asks why Gems.
Rosecrans / think he means Rousseau. Milroy
aud Van Cleye remained IA the Notifications
at Murfreesboro. Tenn, while the fighting ut
franklin and Nashville was going on. He is
mistaken as 10 Gen. Mlroy, for did sec him
outside Of the Notifications. When Hood began
his march on Nashville part of our regiment
18th Ind Cay.-and think part OF the 18th
Ind. Cav. were scattered along the railroad
from Huntsville 10 Stevenson, Ala. As Hood
crossed the river the railroad was abandoned,
the troops retreaiing TO Stevenson. After Hood
was well ON his way to Nashville portion of
the 10Th Ind. and the 18th Pa. Cav. were sent
back 10 operate in the rear of Hood, leaving 20
men Of our company { II dismounted at steven
son. We started on freight train for Muir
freesboro 10 join the rest of our regiment, but
were stopped at Decherd. Tenn, il having been
reported that Gen. Forrest with large force
had attacked Murfreesboro.
Previous TO this the 6lst i'll. had started for
Chattanooga with a train for supplies, aud was
returning at this time 10 MurfrecsborO. We
Joined the train ut Decherd and started for the
city. 1t was evident now that we would have
10 fight our way in. Approaching within eight
or ten miles of Murireesboro. the train was
attacked at o'clock in the morning. We held
on 10 the train until we arrived within four
miles of Murfreesboro and at about o'clock
In the morning the rebels opened on the TRAM
with artillery, when Col. Glass. Of the 6lst Ill,
ordered us 10 abandon the train. We were al
most surrounded by Forests men, and had to
fight our way through or surrender. We kept
up a running fight for about half mile, when
we saw Gen. Milroy coming TO our help with a
large force. j just want to say that we were
right glad TO see him. The rebels were busy
drawing rations from the train they had cap
tured, and succeeded in getting about all there
were. Gen Milroy opened on them with artil-
lery, and finally reoaptured the train before
the rebels had chance 10 burn il. out of the
20 dismounted men we lost z. The 61st Ill.
lost so or GO killed and wounded. Here is
where saw Gen. Milroy sitting on his white
horse Jasper, while a rebel battery was blowing
up the earth around him. God bless Gen. Mil
roy! he was a brave man.-W. p. HARMAN,
Corporal, Co. ii, 10th Ind. Cav, Berrien Springs,
Mich
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Its Claim TO the Capture Of the Battery AT Cham.
piOn Hills.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: have been
subscriber 10 your paper for several years,
and greatly appreciate lis worth. i have heard
through its columns Of a greet many soldier
acquaintance whom i thought had passed
beyond the river" i am very much sur
prised at the many different statements in re-
gard TO the battle of Champion Hills, Miss,
May l6, 1863 / was in all the battles from the
time we left Millkon's Bend until the fall Of
Nicksburg, and was one of the original number
Of the old 32d. There is doubtless not sur
yivOr but will remember me as being the
youngest soldier Of the regiment when we left
Mansfield, o.
In regard TO the battle of Champion Hills
the brigade 10 which / belonged was composed
of the Sth aud slst ILL.,, 9Th Mo. and BED Ohio.
These comprised Stevenson's Brigade, Logan's
Division. of McPhersOn's Corps.
On the morning of the 10th we took up our
line of march in the direction of Nicksburg
and when we had reached distance or about
three miles from Champion Hills we were
ordered 10 the front on double quick time. At
the foot of the Hills we were formed in line Of
battle and awaited orders. Presently Gen.
Logan came dashing over the field. and heard
him distinctly give Col. Potts the order TO take
the battery on the HILL which at that time had
opened on our regiment. Col. Potts at once
gave the command, Fix bayoncts! forward,
0ouble-qulck - March !. and we started IN
obedience 10 the command, captured the bat
terry, and Capt. Host's company ID was placed
in charge aud turned the guns on the retreat
ing rebels. These facts every soldier of the
32d Ohio will certainly corrob rate.
Some writers have said that this battery was
captured and aiterward turned over TO the 32d.
Does such statement look reasonable, that
one regiment would turn over its trophies TO
anOtherg Capt losts company after that date
was known until the close of the war as the
26th Ohio independent battery of artillery.
The record Of the Bed Ohio will not permit Of
any misrepresentation. IL was never given
an easy place in battle, but was invariably
ordered TO the front, and performed its duty as
brave, true and patriotic regiment. "ohio in
the War shows that the 32d enlisted more
men and lost more men in battle than any
other regiment from the State.
In conclusion, i will say that hope to meet
all the surviving members of the old 32d at st.
Louis during the National Encampment, where
we can renew our acquaintance, converse OF
the many hardships encountered, and when
the time arrives that we are compelled "a
shuttle off this mortal coil" and the great
Orderly calls our names, we, as faithful, true
and patriotic soldiers, will be ready 10 promptly
answer Here."-ELI II. WEsTFALL, Co. A, 32d
Ohio, Troy, Kan.
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Concerning the usth Pn.

EDITOR NATIONAL Tribune: In n recent
issue appeared a COMMUNICATION from J. G.
Harris, SD Pa, Venango, Pa, entitled, Bat
ties and Losses-SOme Interesting Figures
from Official Sources" in which he says: "The
Tooth Pa. comes next, having spent their gore
on only two bloody 'felds-Reams Station and
Boydton road" The number of the regiment
must be misprint. The l06th Pa, of which
had the honor TO be a member, "spent its gore"
on about as many battlefelds, and was in the
service about as long. marched as many miles,
and may have done as much good, hard fighting
as the gallant SD Pa. If Comrade Harris will
take the trouble TO examine Bates's History of
Pennsylvania Volunteers, he will learn in part
what the l06th did. j would DO obliged to
Comrade Harris if he would send me an official
record Of the 69th, list. I'D and 1O6th Pa,
who formed the Second (Philadelphia) Brigade,
Second Division, Second Corps, Army of the
Potomac.-W. N. JoNTs, WilliamspOrt, Pa.
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HANOVER, PA.
A Bugle-Blast Cor Survivors Of the Third Cavalry
nitisiOu.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / have not
been 30 well pleased in a long lime rs when i
saw in your columns that lion. J. {. Dellone,
of Pennsylvania, had introduced bin 20 erect
a monument ia the Public Square at Hanover,
Pa. the scene of the cavalry fight of june 30,
1863 j hereby call on an the members Of the
gallant old Third Division Of Cavalry 10 do
what they eau 10 help this matter along. he
member, comrades. there are bnt few OF us lett.
and If we could get together once more II would
be a grand thing for US. Let Us make an extra
effort for this occss "a. Our gallant leaders of
that day are all loac-kilpatrick. Custer and
Famsw0rlh. Msuy Of our comrades have been
called 90 their last muster. Let as have Rc-
union while yet a few Of us are living who had
hand in that fight.
The 1Liid Cavalry Division Mt that time was
commanded 10y Brig. Gen. Judson Fitzpatrick,
and was composed rs follows:
First Brigade-lst VT, Cd n. Y, 9Th n. y,
LIST w. Va, and 18th Pa, commanded by Brig
Gen. Il. }. Farnsworth, a brave young officer
who had been with us but few days, aud was
killed three Gays afterward at Gettysburg
while leading has brigade in a charge.
Second ljreade-lst, 9Th, 9th and 9Th Mich.
Cav, commanded by Brighten. George A.
Custer, another brave young officer of whom
the country well knows.
An article ia THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE says
the division was led BY the 18th Pa, but this is
mistake. The Second Brigade was in the ad-
vance, and each regiment, as il marched through
the town, stopped in the square aud receivedof
the citizens sandwiches, cake, coffee and lemon
ade The 18th Pa was in the rear and the 9th
n. Y. next. The last-named regiment was re-
ceying the good things from the citizens when
the enemy charged the 18th Pa, driving il in
aud getting possession OF the town. Maj. Han-
mOnd. who was in command Of the 9th n. 4,
formed his regiment near the depot and charged
the enemy hand -to-hand fight ensued, aud
in less than 30 minutes the rebels were driven
out. Adi't Gall, 9th n " was killed in the
charge Meanwhile Gen. Fitzpatrick, who was
in the advance with his Second Brigade, re-
turned. aud the enemy were soon driven of.
The enemy's loss was about % killed. We
captured number of prisoners, including a
Lieutenant-C Colonel and the colOrs OF the 18th
Va Cav. Our loss was nine killed and some
wounded. We encamped that night near the
village.
As this was the first fight on free soil in this
noted campaign, think it would be only right
that a monument should be erected there.
When il is finished let us havea grand Reunion
of the Third Cavalry Division. would sug-
gest that each regiment organize for the pur-
pose. and each State which had a regiment there
should take hold of this matter. ] would also
suggest that this monument have inscribed on
il the names of Fitzpatrick, FarnswOrth and
Custer and also the names of the regiments
GEORGE w. Toms Sergeant Go. X, 9Th n. Y.
Cav, Stanford, Conn.
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PRAIRIE GROVE.
What an Iowa TROOPER Saw There.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Gen. Her
ron's command started from Wilson's Creek OH
a forced march 10 join Gen. Blunt. We arrived
at Cross HollOws on Friday night, and on Sat
urday morning detail was made from the LIST
Iowa Cav. and two other regiments. This de-
tachment was ordered forward with all posi-
BILE speed TO Cane Hill. We reached Fayette-
vile at shutdown, stopped long enough to feed
and get supper, and then started for Cane Hill,
where Gen. Blunt was camped We passed
through the rebel lines about 10 o'clock ut
night without molestation, they suppOsing us
TO be the adyance-guaTd of a supply-train for
Blunt. and did not fire on us. We arrived at
Cane Hill about o'clock Sunday morning, and
at sunrise started with Blunt's command for
Gaines's Mill Arriving there about II o'clock
We dismOunted and lay upon the grass until
o'clock, when the buge sounded I" to horse"
The LIST Iowa started in the direction of the
battle-ground TO reconnoiter. We had not gone
more than three miles when we met dispatch
bearer looking for Gen. Blunt who told us
where the fighting was. We started on the
gallop and got there just in time to see the 10th
Iowa and Goth Wis retreat out of the orchard.
Gen. Blunt's troops came up in very short
time. and he planted his artillery on the rebel
left and began firing on them. IL was some
time before Gen. Heron know who it was, but
when his men did find out that it was Blunt.
don't think ever heard such cheering in all
my life. The fighting was lively until dark
ness put and end TO it. Our regiment was pa
trolling all night and could hear the Johnnies
moving out on the Van Buren, road. The
next morning there was nothing left for US to
fear in the way Of an enemy but the wounded
and dead, which they left to our care.
We camped at Prairie Grove for some time,
and then started forVan Buren,, where Hindman
was. We routed him without any fighting, capt
uring three steamboats, loaded with supplies
and great many prisoners and small -arms.
IL was at Van Buren, that Gen. Heron was kept
while wounded, after the battle Of Wilson's
Creek.-GEoEGE Ii. CARY, Co. G, LIST Iowa Cav,
Burchard, Neb.
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THE REBEL CAPITAL.
A COmrade Insists that the 18th N. n. SCOT
There" First.


A COmrade Insists that the 18th n. n. scot
There" First.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: read an arti-
Gle entitled ON the Dome" in which Comrade
Russell, Co. c. 18th Wis, claims that his regi-
ment was the FIRST in Richmond, and that lis
flag was the first on the Capitol. He gives as
proof the statement that Richmond was Or
dered TO be placed on the flag. If Comrade
Russell will 20 with me 10 the State Capitol at
Concord, n. H., will show him npon our Gag
" fredericksburg Siege Of Suffolk Drury's
Bluf, Fort Harrison, Cold Harbor, Battery No
8, Petersburg, Waithal Road, Kingsland Creek +"
and others, but This does not demonstrate the
fact that my regiment was the first engaged or
the first there. Comrade Russell admits that
the 18th n. III. led the column, and that il was
q race for Richmond between the cOlorcd and
the white troops, but in that awful long race
Of six miles the legs Of the prairie boys were
too much for those OF the New Hampshire vet
Grams. j want 10 say to the comrade that the
18th n. ii. was at the front ID months, and had
become a veteran regiment while his regiment
was doing guard duty at Fortress Monroe The
boys Of the 18Th all remember when You came
70 the front-while we were at SufiOlk-gFowl-
ing because you had not had any soft bread and
butter Tor two days. The old 18th would be
pretty likely 10 be Outstrpped in a six mile
march "on 10 Richmond" by such a regiment.
IL is not likely that Gen. Dcvens halted the
column in that short but heated race for the
rebel Capital 10 let the 18th Wis. pass.
Let us see what he says about IL. IL was my
pleasure 10 attend the Reunion Of the 18th n. ii.
at the Revere House, in Boston, last April, aud
among its guests was Gen. Devens, who COM
manded the division. In an after dinner speech
he said that, Notwithstanding all that had been
or might be said, or by whom, 10 the contrary,
the 18th n ii. was the first regiment 10 enter
the rebel Capital. He said further that he had
consulted Gen. Weitzell and be substaniiated
the statement. Besides, know il myself for
was there. These statements OF both Gen
erals are n little stronger proofs than the fact
that " Richmond" was found upon the flag OF
the 18th Wis.-GEo. v. CARD, Co. G, 18th N.
H.. Pennington, N. III.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER

a pleasure 10 me TO sec II proudly marching through
the city Of New York afier'its duty to the country
In suppTessing the rebellion is fulfilled and il
more shall take its place part of the militia
force Of the State. Allow to thank you also in the
name of our dear Col Bailey who. know If he
were alive. would fully appreciate your eouduc. in
saving part OF this artillery battalion, and would
extend To- you hi= heartfelt gratitude.
Hoping we may meet again af,er this unholy re-
bellion j. suppressed and we shall return TO the
walks Of civil life, l remain dear Colonel, very
respectfully,
BUTLER FITCH. Captain
ColauIaudinl. sta y. y. battery.
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Three Harvest Excursions

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cold Shad," 39th Ohio, Roger, Mo-, replying
to the cOmrade who asked how the 5Oth III.
came to be known rs the "Blind Half Hun
dred," says it came about i'm this way: Two
men had been enlisted into the regiment. each
of whom was blind in one eye and one of them
was afterward dTummed out of camp. 1t was
on this account that the other boys gave the
regiment the name.
j. +. Self, Pilot Knob, Tenn, asks informa-
ton concerning John West, Co. ID, Sth Tenn,
who was prisoner at Andersonville. He was
last heard from when transferred from AnnapO-
lis, Md, to Camp Chase, o., March To- 1s65.
Patrick Mullholland, Dresserville, n. V,
wishes to know what became Of his brother,
James MullhOlland, who was on board the Ala
bama at the time o. her destruction by the
kearsarge
Sarah Sehafer, Bloomfield, Iowa, asks infor-
nation concerning the whereabouts of her hus-
band, VIM. +. Sehafer, who served in Co /, 10th
Ind. She has heard nothing from him since
1874.
serg't CIV. Rhodes, Co. C, 115th ILL.,, West So
lem, Ill., replying To the inquiry of Serg't Beach,
10th Ohio in regard to the murder of Asst Surg.
Jones, says it was understood at the time that
he was killed by band of bushwhackers after
he surrendered to them. He requests Sergt
Beach to write him, if he desires further par
ticulars.
q. w. Livingston, Rising Sun, Ind, wishes
to inform the relatives of ROb't s. hurry, u. S.
s., Silver Cloud, that he was with hurry when
he was taken sick, and went with him to the
hospital boat at Cairo, ILL.,, where he died about
July l3. 1865. lie will be glad to assist any
comrades who may wish the addresses of any
of the crews of the gunboats Hastings, Fawn,
Bragg and Silver Cloud, and the monitor
Chickasaw.
ID. b. Watts. Co. ii, 81 Wis, Montrose, Mo.
| asks what regiment was doing post duty at Re-
SAGA, Ga June 10, 1864. and the name and adj
| dress of the Colonel. He thinks it was a regi-
ment Of infantry from Illinois. If the Col
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The Last Battle.

Thomas Mattisou, Co. f. 4th Iowa Cav,
PanOra, Iowa, thinks he can go COmrade Bar
ger one better on the last battle of the war
The writer thinks the last fight was one that
took place at the crossing of the ChattahoOche
River after the capture of Columbus, Ga He
says Columbus was taken by a night attack,
and was fully in the possession of the Union
troops before midnight of April IS.
NJ :. Hurd, Co. ID. 2d Mich Cav, Summer
VILE, Mich, says the fight of CrOxton's Bril-
gade Of Wilson's Cavalry at Talledega Ala
was the last fight east of the Mississippi The
writer quotes from the History Of Hundred
Battles IN the West" that a battalion of the 2d
Mich. Cav, under Brevet Maj. WhittemOre,
charged a thousand COnfederates, under Gen.
Hill, near Talledega April %, 1861 scattering
the enemy and capturing all his artillery and
many prisoners. This was II days after the
surrender of Lee. The brigade was composed
of the 2d Mich, sth Iowa, 4th and 9th Ky, all
cavalry.
@. L. Johnson, Co. L, Sd Iowa Cav, Richland,
Mo-, thinks, with many other comrades that
the battle which resulted in the capture of Co
lumbus. Ga, fought by Wilson's Cavalry, was
the last engagement of the war.
j. 5. Hewitt, Co. III, Sd Iowa Cav, Fort Mari
on, Kan, thinks the last fight of the war was
at Columbus, Ga, April Is, 1856.
VIM. Cannon, Co b, I'd Tex. Cav, Del Rio,
Tex, says the last fight of the war occurred on
the bank of the Rio Grande, May 8, 1865. 1t
was participated in on the Union side by the
3ith Ind, ed Mo-, and battalion of the 2d
Tex. Cav. lt was within five miles of the old
battle-ground Of Palo Alto in the Mexican war.
Eli Bryson, Co. /, 3lth Ind, Celua o., says
the last fight of the war occurred near
Brazos Santiago Tex, May 81. 1866. small
expedition was sent to surprise a Confederate
camp. and on its return was overtaken by a
largely superior force of the enemy and de-
feated, with loss of 80 men. This engage
ment is officially recorded as the battle of Pal
metto Ranch. The troops engaged were the
Saith Ind, ed U. s. G. t. and the I'd Tex. Cav.
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